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Round 8: Tossup 18

In this body of water, the Jabuka Pit is an important breeding ground for hake (“hayk”). Rivers flowing into this body of water host Softmouth and Marble Trout, (-5[1])including the dam-threatened Neretva north of the Neum (“NAY-oom”) corridor. Popular fishing spots in this body of water include Stari Grad on the island of Hvar and Novigrad on the Istrian Peninsula. A (-5[1])region (-5[1])east of this body of water names the Dalmatian Pelican, which has returned to wetlands drained by Enver Hoxha (-5[1])(“HOH-jah”). The north of this body of water has Tegnue (“TEN-way”) reefs north of Ravenna and west of Trieste (“tree-EST”). For 10 points, (10[1])what arm of the Mediterranean (10[2])Sea (10[1])separates Italy and the (10[1])Balkans? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Adriatic Sea [or Mare Adriatico or Jadransko more or Jadransko morje or Jadran or Adriatikí thálassa; accept Gulf of Venice or Golfo di Venezia or Beneški zaliv or Venecijanski zaljev; prompt on Mediterranean Sea before mentioned]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Jake HasslerCentral Oklahoma BRose State26-5
Sam BeshearMurray State College BNebraska A58-5
Anthony Cruz MartinezNebraska CTulsa A59-5
Nathan CobleOklahomaCentral Oklahoma A78-5
John Henry RobersonTulsa BKansas State B9810
Jackson HatcherNebraska AMurray State College B10310
Jarrod CurlTulsa ANebraska C10310
Mitchell HackettCentral Oklahoma AOklahoma10410
Jaxsen MeltonMurray State College ANebraska B10810
Ayden GatesRose StateCentral Oklahoma B1100
Graham DirksKansas State AHarding11010

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%20%97.20
UK (South)UK8100%0%75.38
Northern CaliforniaUS3100%0%88.33
Southern CaliforniaUS786%29%103.17
Eastern Canada (1)US580%20%67.50
Eastern Canada (2)US978%22%76.29
FloridaUS367%33%96.00
Great LakesUS11100%27%90.09
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%33%85.78
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS1283%25%92.20
MidwestUS9100%22%79.89
NorthUS475%25%97.67
NortheastUS12100%25%89.83
PacificUS8100%25%78.75
South CentralUS786%57%104.33
SoutheastUS1392%15%88.08
Upstate NYUS5100%20%83.00